1139. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the introduction of the proposed amendments to the Planning and Development Act 2024 relating to rural housing policy and the operation of “local need” criteria; to confirm whether the forthcoming legislation will explicitly provide for persons in rural areas who, through no fault of their own, including marital breakdown, insolvency, or other involuntary loss of the family home, now find themselves precluded from building a replacement dwelling in their own community due to restrictive provisions in County Development Plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43868/26]

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1139. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the introduction of the proposed amendments to the Planning and Development Act 2024 relating to rural housing policy and the operation of “local need” criteria; to confirm whether the forthcoming legislation will explicitly provide for persons in rural areas who, through no fault of their own, including marital breakdown, insolvency, or other involuntary loss of the family home, now find themselves precluded from building a replacement dwelling in their own community due to restrictive provisions in County Development Plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43868/26]

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